American University of Beirut

The Future of Lebanon's Financial Sector



About the Speaker

Jean Riachi is the founder, chairman and CEO of FFA Private Bank Group. Prior to founding FFA Private Bank in 1994, Jean spent several years working in the banking sector in France, including a position as the Head of Operations and Asset Management at Banque du Louvre and Head of Fixed Income and Money Markets at Banque Dumenil-Leble. Jean holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from HEC Paris.​

About the Talk

This talk will discuss the future of Lebanon's banking sector for a business model perspective. In particular, it aims to address the following questions: How would the baking sector look like, and what functions can it play assuming a no-restructuring scenario? Can it even play any meaningful economic function in such a scenario? Can trust be regained in the financial system without a rethink of banks' business models in Lebanon? Given the Lebanese context, what business model(s) would be most suited for a healthy and functional banking sector?​


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